When we continue on through Biblical history we see how God prevails in His promises despite more bad kings than good and continuing rebellion much of the time with brief respites of repentance from the nation at large and their brief times of respite and blessings before they entered into further rebellion. The pinnacle of the history of Israel occurs with David and Solomon.
Examining Saul and his downfall reminds us how important correct worship is; and that "obedience is better than sacrifice" as 1 Samuel 15 states. Saul attempted in chapter 13 to do a sacrifice; which only the priests were to do; and in chapter 15 he didn't totally exterminate the enemies or their animals; and these actions would lead to him being removed as the king of Israel.
His reaction would be years of madness and jealousy when David took front and center; and showed the enormous courage to slay Goliath and great patience with Saul's 21 attempts to stick a javelin in him and go after him many times. Eventually; Saul stooped to seeking the witch of Endor to communicate with Samuel about what he should do; and then was killed in battle.
David like Christ was a man of God's own choosing. He wasn't of great stature or rank as a shepherd but nonetheless ( 1 Samuel 16:12) he was the one chosen to become king.
We see in David's heinous act of adultery with Uriah the Hittite's wife and subsequent murder of her husband (a sort of by proxy concept putting him directly into the front lines and accepting his death as common misfortunes his explanation rather than setting him up) in 1 Samuel 11:15 which was the real story was a disgraceful act. Psalm 51 explains God's mercy as murder and adultery were by law to result in stoning. God somehow used this to bring about the descendants leading to Messiah through Bathsheeba's lineage. 2 Samuel 11:26 showed she mourned; it is hard to say how deliberate her outdoor bathing was as bait.
When we continue on through Biblical history we see how God prevails in His promises despite more bad kings than good and continuing rebellion much of the time with brief respites of repentance from the nation at large and their brief times of respite and blessings before they entered into further rebellion. The pinnacle of the history of Israel occurs with David and Solomon.
Examining Saul and his downfall reminds us how important correct worship is; and that "obedience is better than sacrifice" as 1 Samuel 15 states. Saul attempted in chapter 13 to do a sacrifice; which only the priests were to do; and in chapter 15 he didn't totally exterminate the enemies or their animals; and these actions would lead to him being removed as the king of Israel.
His reaction would be years of madness and jealousy when David took front and center; and showed the enormous courage to slay Goliath and great patience with Saul's 21 attempts to stick a javelin in him and go after him many times. Eventually; Saul stooped to seeking the witch of Endor to communicate with Samuel about what he should do; and then was killed in battle.
David like Christ was a man of God's own choosing. He wasn't of great stature or rank as a shepherd but nonetheless ( 1 Samuel 16:12) he was the one chosen to become king.
We see in David's heinous act of adultery with Uriah the Hittite's wife and subsequent murder of her husband (a sort of by proxy concept putting him directly into the front lines and accepting his death as common misfortunes his explanation rather than setting him up) in 1 Samuel 11:15 which was the real story was a disgraceful act. Psalm 51 explains God's mercy as murder and adultery were by law to result in stoning. God somehow used this to bring about the descendants leading to Messiah through Bathsheeba's lineage. 2 Samuel 11:26 showed she mourned; it is hard to say how deliberate her outdoor bathing was as bait.
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